Does your sea pass work here for drinks or will you need the real thing ??? What about beach mats ?

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You should be able to use your SeaPass card seeing as how this is Royal Caribbean's private island. You can reserve your Beach Mat at the Shore Excursions (or Explorations) desk on the ship or when you book your cruise. They are $10 and are available at your leisure for the duration of your stay on the island.

Never been on a cruise, so any advice you want to throw in on top of answering my question would be great too!

We are going on a cruise to the Bahamas on RC in May '08 for our honeymoon. Neither of us have ever flown, nor have we ever been on a cruise. Obviously when we dock, I want to take a camera, sunscreen, towel, etc. Is it safe to bring a small bag? We'd like to snorkel too, so I'd need to leave the bag. What do you recommend? I thought about an underwater camera instead of my digital one, but I dont' want to miss out on digital pictures.

Also, kind of random, but do cell phones normally work on cruise ships?

Thanks for the answers on money in CoCo Cay...just some tip money, to keep 'em coming..hee-hee.

On the random question of cell-phones, I would love to say NO, but I remember on the Adventure of the Seas, watching teens and adults alike talking non-stop on their cell phones. Just depends on your service....but I'd really like to make 'em stop, it's a cruise, RELAX ! Or talk to your family, shipmates, the crew, you might make a new friend, and the rest will be waiting by the cell when you get home. Jeez, I sound like a fuddy duddy...

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If you snorkel at Coco Cay it is safe to bring a digital camera and leave it in your bag when not in use. Coco Cay is really an extension of the ship since it will still be just the passengers and crew. There are some RCI employees who live on the island, as well as some locals from neighboring islands who will set up some open air shops for souvenirs. For the native market you will need some cash since they don't take your cruise card. The cruise card is used for everything else on Coco Cay.

It depends on the port, if they have lockers available at the beaches, then I'll take a good camera. If it's just a beach without facilities, I take my disposable camera. If it's stolen, it's not a big loss. So far, we've never had it stolen. Guess they're not interested in a $10 camera. Your phone may or may not work in some ports, call your provider to make sure and also ask them if there will be an extra charge. We used ours in San Juan last year and I believe it was $1.90 a minute. Still a whole lot less than using a ship to shore call which was $9.50 a minute.